Samuel gaedineb



s GARDINER, Jr.

Candlestick.

No. 99,875. v Pat ent'ed Feb. 15, 1870.

SAMUEL GARDINER, as, on NEW YORK, N.

LettersvPatent No. 99,875, dated February 15,1870.

I, SAMUEL GARDINER, Jr., of No. 171 Broadway, in the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and-useful Improvement inCandlesticks, which is described as follows.

Nature and Objects of the Invention. The first part of my inventionconsists in making ,the socket of the-candlestick separate from-thestandard, and forming its upper and lower parts each of a number ofelastic arms or members, so that the lower end may clasp the standardand retain the socket at any height thereon, and the upper end will fita candle of any size. The top of the standard forms'the bottom of thesocket, so that by slipping the socket down on the standard, the depthof the socket may be varied so that a candle may be securely held whileit is of full length, and may be burned to its extreme end withoutheating the socket.

The second part of the invention consists in making 'the standardseparate from the base of the candlestick, and securing it thereto byoblique lugs on the lower end of the standard, which, passing downwardthrough a central hole in the base, are securely held by a partialrevolution of the standard, which carries the lugs beneath wedge-likeprojections onthe under side of the base. This'affords a cheap, secure,and durable fastening, and is, furthermore, of great utility in thefacility it aflords for packing for shipment.

General Description with Reference to the Drawings.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is an under-side view of myimproved candlestick.

Figure 2 represents a vertical section thereof at x x,

g. 1. a Figure 3 is a perspective view, partly in section, of thestandard-detached.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the socket detached.

Figs. 3 and 4 are on a larger scale than figs. 1 and 2, and similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. 7

The base B may be of thin sheet-brass, iron, or other metal, stamped orspun into the form represented, with a central aperture, 1), and closeto the said aperture two or more wedge-like projections,.0 O, are formedor applied. In the present illustration the saidprojections are shown asstamped into the sheet metal itself. This may be done with suitable diesat the same time that the other parts are formed.

' The standard D is preferably formed hollow, of sheet metal, with aclosed top, d, a shoulder, at, at bottom, so that the contracted lowerend will pass through the IMPROVEMENT IN CANDLESTICKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

aperture 12, while the shoulder 11 rests on the margin thereof.

On the contracted lower extremity of the standard arelaterally-projecting lugs, E E, which are passed downward throughnotches'b in the base, and by a slight rotation of the standard arebrought under the projections G G, the surfaces of which, and of thelugs, being inclined in opposite directions, tightly clamp the innermargin of the base against the shoulder d.

The socket F is open from end to end, its upper and lower portions beingeach formed of a number of elastic members or arms; those at the lowerend, f f f, being employedto clasp the standard 1) with sufficient forceto retain the socket at any height at which it may be set,-while theupper arms, f f f, constitute the socket proper for the reception of thecandle, and by their elasticity are adapted to fit and hold a candle ofany size.

Around the central part of the socket F is a flange,

G, to give the usual finish to that part of the candlestick, and tocatch any grease that may run down.

By'the adj list-ability of the socket upon the standard it is adapted tobe-madeof any necessary depth to securely hold a long candle when firstlighted, and, as it burns down, the socket may be slidden down upon thestandard, keeping the top of the socket always below the burning wick ofthe candle, and thus enabling the latter to be completely burned outwithout communicating any heat to the socket.

The bases D of the candlestick being stamped out in the formrepresented, a large number of them maybe nested or packed togetherwithin a small space, and the standards and sockets, when separated fromthe bases, may also be closely packed.

If preferred, the flanges G may be made detachable 'from the sockets, toadapt them to be still more compactly stowed, and may be slipped on totheir sockets, and there retained for use by stops of any suitable form;

' Claims.

The following is claimed as new:

1. The duplex socket F ff, constructed with two elastic ends, to adaptit to clasp the standard D and the candle, and be adjustable upon theformer, substantially as herein described.

2. Thecombination of the base B b b and separable standard D, connectedtogether in manner substantially as herein set forth;

SAML. GARDINER, JR.

WVitnesses:

Ocmvln's KNIGHT, Emu. F. BRowN.

